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Bookseller Bill's Essential Books - Page 3

Some of the most formative books of my life. These will make you laugh, cry, scream, and be enlightened. I recommend them all and I only gave one choice per author.
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
81
Herman Melville
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
82
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sandman (Gaiman)
Sandman
83
Gaiman
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
84
Daniel Keyes
Coma (Robin Cook)
Coma
85
Robin Cook
The Warden (Anthony Trollope)
The Warden
86
Anthony Trollope
Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
Ducks, Newburyport
87
Lucy Ellmann
The Monsters of Templeton
The Monsters of Templeton
88
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
89
Ray Bradbury
Boys Life (Robert R. McCammon)
Boys Life
90
Robert R. McCammon
Cherry Ames Nurse Series (Helen Wells)
Cherry Ames Nurse Series
91
Helen Wells
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
92
Marcel Proust
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
93
Thomas Mann
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
94
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent))
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
95
Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent)
The Tender Bar (J.R. Moehringer)
The Tender Bar
96
J.R. Moehringer
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
97
Richard Adams
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
98
The Other
The Other
99
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty (Eudora Welty)
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
100
Eudora Welty
The Chemistry of Tears (Peter Carey)
The Chemistry of Tears
101
Peter Carey
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
102
Tom Wolfe
Hero (Perry Moore)
Hero
103
Perry Moore
Hench (Natalie Zina Walschots)
Hench
104
Natalie Zina Walschots
The Good Mother (Sue Miller)
The Good Mother
105
Sue Miller
J.L Carr: A Month in the Country
J.L Carr: A Month in the Country
106
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
107
Khaled Hosseini
Apples Never Fall (Liane Moriarty)
Apples Never Fall
108
Liane Moriarty
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
109
Cormac McCarthy
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
110
Shirley Jackson
Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
Swing Time
111
Zadie Smith
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
112
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
113
Ben Fountain
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
114
Jennifer Egan
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
115
Marilynne Robinson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Le Carre, John)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
116
Le Carre, John
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
117
David Benioff
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
118
George R.R. Martin
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
119
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
120
Richard Powers
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